Shanghai: A deadly blast that rocked China's port city of Ningbo at the weekend was caused by the mishandling of illegal explosives, police said on...
Bangkok: An elephant that has starred in feature films and commercials crushed its owner to death in Thailand, zoo officials said on Tuesday, sparking fresh...
Dhaka: Bangladesh approved a controversial $280 million project to transform a desolate island off its southern coast into a temporary camp for 100,000...
Denpasar (Indonesia): Cancelled flights, missed connections and expiring visas have turned Bali into a nightmare for thousands of tourists scrambling to...
Los Angeles: Meghan Markle says acting will take a back seat when she marries Prince Harry, following the example of screen icon Grace Kelly who abandoned...
Occupied Jerusalem: Israel's parliament on Monday approved at a first reading a bill that opponents of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say is designed...
Paris: Nearly 6 per cent of new cancers diagnosed worldwide in 2012 -- some 800,000 cases -- were caused by diabetes and excess weight, according to a study...
Washington: The U.S. Justice Department charged three Chinese computer security experts on Monday with hacking and stealing materials from Moody's...
Harare: Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa after his inauguration has dissolved the cabinet of his predecessor Robert Mugabe, who resigned after the...
Vostochny (Russia): Russia launched a second rocket from its new Vostochny cosmodrome in the far east on Tuesday, as Moscow seeks to ease dependence on...